I don't even want to spend time on whether or not you should be avoiding MSG because it seems like most of us are in agreement on that. It messes with the brain in anyone, and causes high blood pressure, breathing problems and headaches in some. But there's a larger war, and once again it comes back to labeling. I've had ... Read More »

Thanks to a plane ride, I'm halfway through Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Foods" now. I find this quote striking: "The life expectancy of a 65-year-old in 1900 was only six years less than that of a 65-year-old living today." He has a multitude of reasons why cancer and heart disease should not be an accepted part of our ... Read More »

I'm enjoying Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food." He spells out his premise on the first page: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." And the pages that follow go into all sorts of explanations of how we got off track. From the government softening nutritional recommendations, to our misinterpreting nutritional data, ... Read More »